Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-03
HANDY FOR A PRECEDENT.
GREW SUBMITS TO THE POPULAR
CLAMoR AND RESIGNS,
AnG Now All France Has to Do to Change
Some Preliminary Ballots-People Put
ting Away Their Valuables - Vigorous
Coercion in Ireland.

Presidents Is to Raise "a Little Row
Some Preliminary Ballots-People Pat
ting Away Their vaIuables - Vigorous
Coercion In ireland.
PARIS, Dec. S-The crisis in the govern
ment was relieved Friday by the resignation
Of President Grevy. The document was re-
ceived by the two chambers shortly after
noon, and read, the conclusion of the reading
in the senate being the signal for loud cheers
and cries of @vive la Republiquel' In his
message the president says:
$50 long as had only to contend with the diff
culties that have accumulated in my path, the
attacks Of the press, the desertion of the men
whom the public voice called TO my side and the
increasing impossbilkty to form ministry,
struggled on and remained where duty babe me;
but at the moment when public opinion, better
informed marked change which gave me hope
of forming government, the senate and cham
Der of deputies voted double resol ution which.
under the form OF an adjournment TO a fixed
hour TO await the presidents promised message,
is tantamount 10 summoning the president To re-
sign Ii would be my duty and right TO resist,
but under the circumstances in which We are
placed a conflict let tween the executive and par
lament might entail consequences which restrain
tic "iSubill anu lhtTluitsh CthIHidlu itio 10
yield"
As soon as the reading was concluded in
the senate that body, after hearing the an
nouncement of congress of the two cham
bers Saturday 20 elect new president, ad-
journed
The message was received in profound ST
ience by the deputies.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of the
resignation OF President Grsvy in the senate
and chamber of deputies the tri color flying
over the palace of the EIysee was hauled
down. NJ Grevy started for Montsous-
Vaudrey by the I O'Clock express Friday
evening
Ia the afternoon number of members of
the two chambers held meeting to take in
formal ballots for president. The result of
the first ballot was: Floquet, l0l votes; De
Freyciuet, 81; Brisson, ST.; Sadi- Csrnot, 40
Ferry, 10; Feillenes, 8; Grevy, ..
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Freycinet, l9J; Brisson, 81; Sad- Carnot, u;
Floqust, 26; Ferry, Il. Only Republican
deputies and senator's voted
Hundreds of revolutionists and socialists
took advantage of the disturbed situation in
the afternoon, and on the pretext that the re-
public is threatened and in danger, formed a
parade. They started from the Hotsi De
Vile and marched towards the chamber of
deputies, followed by big crowd The
police and cavalry charged upon them and
routed their ranks. The mob retaliated with
shower of stones which wounded number
of persons The rioters were finally dis
persed The municipal council have decided
to continue sitting until the election OF a
president is secured.
The excitement, however had almost
wholly subsidized at midnight The knots of
persons who collected at the street corners
during the last few hours of the night were
moved more by curiosity than any definite
purpose to congregate in public places, and
these were easily dispersed by the police. In
two or three cases resistance was offered by
the crowd and those resisting were slightly
injured In the scutfies which snsued The
police generally evinced disposition to be
lenisnt with the demonstrative members of
the crowds. Louise Michel attempted to en-
ter the Palaise Bourbon and created quite a
scene upon being denied admission She was
finally removed forcibly from the vicinity of
the palace and set free after promising to
give no further trouble.
cuoibiS dltcl d CTOWu COZ
lected in tho place de La Concorde, which
a mounted guard charged upon and tried to
disperse. Several revolver shots were fired
at the police aud the crowd stood its ground.
Later the police were reinforced by a body
of infantry and another charge was made
resulting in the clearing OF the square and
the injury of sixty persons
The theatres were almost deserted Friday
night. The hotels are fast being emptied OF
foreign guests, who are leaving the city as
quickly as possible, and there was genera
withdrawal of bank deposits throughout the
day, indicating apprehension OF trouble and
desire to remove money and valuables tt
| places of concealment, or take them out o.
the city.
| 1t is noteworthy that all of the French Sc
curities have remained firm, few Of then
having sustained any decline whatsoever
and this circumstance has given increased
| confidence to those who believe that tn.
| country will emerge from the present perioc
| of confusion unscathed and without blood
shed
| LONDON, Dec st is certainly remarka.
BILE that the resignation of President Grevy
should have occurred on the day which
hinA NO ehc VI Iup wv cftuG
| which comprise the beginning and the sue
cessful ending of the coup d'etat of Napoleon
| III-his dissolution Of the assembly Dec Q
| 1851, and the establishment of the imperia
monarchy, Dec 2, 1852. This crcumstanc,
| is regarded by the monarchists a
favorable omen to their cause ant
the undouhted fact that M Grevy had in
tended to defer the presentation and readin,
Of his resignation until Monday, until the de
velopments of Thursday made further post
ponement impossible, strengthens their cou
| viction that Providence supervened to brin,
about the fall of the president of the las
French republic on the calender day tina
/ witnessed the overthrow of the republican
system of government thrty-fye years ago
| This coincidence of dates does not however
strike the Republicans as being at all wonder
| full or ominous.